Isaiah 7
'If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all.' (9)
This is the resounding message of this chapter. Ahaz panics at a military threat, and Isaiah reminds him that God is in control, and he needs to have faith.
God wants to glorify Himself by a sign, and Isaiah prophesies Jesus' birth. He speaks of a time when Israel would experience pillaging and shame, and this would be fulfilled in the exile to Babylon and the coming of the Romans.
But throughout all these things, God would be with them, and the fact that Jesus is called Immannuel shows this unique presence as God amongst His people.
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